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Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. Packed with plans and photographs: single truckers, city cars, Birney's, Master Units, PCC's interurbans, non-revenue, locos, rapid transit, etc. Carstens Publications, softcover, 98 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., B&W photographs and illustrations. Publisher: Carstens Publications title now sold by White River Productions.

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. This is an excellent introduction to Track Design. Point-to-Point Layouts, Continuous Running, Out-and-Back Layouts, Terminal Railroads, Short Line Railroads, Corridor Railroads, Multi-track main lines, Combining Various Designs, Layouts for Odd Shapes, and Layouts on a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood. This really isn't the complete book on the subject but all ideas and… Read more about this item

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. Packed with plans and photographs: single truckers, city cars, Birney's, Master Units, PCC's interurbans, non-revenue, locos, rapid transit, etc. Carstens Publications, softcover, 98 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., B&W photographs and illustrations. Publisher: Carstens Publications title now sold by White River Productions.

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. Paul Mallery's advanced electrical handbook. Walk around, DCC, relays, transistors, signaling cab & command control, trouble shooting, etc. Chapters continue from Volume 1. Contents: Ch. 11: Wiring, pp. 101-116, Ch. 12: Panels, pp. 117-122, Ch. 13: Switch Machines and Special Controls, pp. 123-133, Ch. 14: Relays and Their Circuits, pp. 134-137, Ch. 15: Track… Read more about this item

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. Solariums - Sleepers - Inspection Cars. Featuring numerous black & white photographs and detailed floor plans, this book looks at first class cars on the Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Amtrak , Rock Island, Milwaukee Road and more. Beginning with the first Pullman lightweight sleeper Forward through Auto-Liner conversions,… Read more about this item

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. If you like modeling the prototype but you have limited space, this book is for you. It covers basics of getting a lot of track into a small area through the use of loops and switches. The following section details how you can apply these ideas to prototype modeling, using several short lines as… Read more about this item

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. Plans include Baggage cars, Baggage-Dorm., Baggage-Mail, Railway Post Offices, Coaches, Dome cars, Parlor, Gallery Commuter coaches, Sleepers, Dining cars, and Observation cars from many railroads including the ATSF, SP, CB&Q, Rock Island, NP, Milwaukee Road, NYC, PRR, UP, the Golden Rocket (complete train) and Amtrak Horizon cars. 77 plans and many B&W photographs with… Read more about this item

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. Plans include some very early wooden cars from the Civil War era (St. Paul & Pacific, Pennsylvania Railroad, and others) up to the larger wooden cars of the 1890s. Pullman and other heavyweight steel cars including some later modernized are also included. The steel car plans include most of the common Pullman steel heavyweight… Read more about this item

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. This is a handbook of information on typical North American prototype practice and modeling techniques, design, and construction which are specific to traction (electrified railways). Originally published by Vane Jones, 1974. Contents: Ch. 1: Introduction, p. 3, Ch. 2: Power Distribution, pp. 4-26, Ch. 3: Track work, pp. 27-33, Ch. 4: Design of Traction… Read more about this item

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. A delightful mix of Grand Trunk and Canadian National power before the diesel transition. Features map and historical data. Enlarged edition edited and designed by John Krause and Ed Crist. Carstens Publications, softcover, 64 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .25 in, B&W photographs with extensive captions.

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. Big power and long trains are a trademark of this great American carrier, the Union Pacific Railroad. See it in the last great days of steam and the transition to diesel. Photographs of the famed passenger fleet. Carstens Publications, softcover, 80 pages standard landscape book 10 x 8 in., B&W photographs with captions.